He said Avril’s life had become a ‘misery’ and had made known of her intentions to commit suicide

He said: “She described her life as becoming a complete misery. It got to the point she did not have a life she wanted to live.

“She was a lady who knew her own mind, a bright, intelligent retired professor.

“She suffered a number of painful and debilitating conditions which there were no cure for, and these had been treated for symptom relief only.

The coroner heard that although Avril was not terminally ill she had a number of different health problems and had wanted to end her own life for 18 months.

It was revealed that Dr Henry, who lived alone just outside Exeter, Devon, suffered from a number of painful conditions – including joint arthritis, spinal spondylosis and degenerative disease, and asthma and made “no secret of her intention” to end her life.

She had wanted to go to Switzerland to go through with her assisted suicide but couldn’t due to mobility issues.

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She then ordered the drug from Mexico on the internet and police were alerted to the purchase by Interpol.
They raided her home on April 14 - but did not recover all of the drugs.

The inquest heard that Dr Henry was angry about this and still successfully took her life, dying on April 20.

Coroner John Tomalin said: "The police - acting on information received concerning the purchase of medication abroad by Dr Henry, that are not available in this country - being concerned for her welfare, forced entry into her home, an action that Dr Henry took exception to."